As part of its commitment to developing an effective strategy for the safe and secure storage and management of used nuclear fuel, the Energy Department has announced a new dry storage research and development project led by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).

The Solar Electric Power Association announced yesterday that Public Service Electric and Gas Co. ranks third among U.S. utilities for the amount of solar capacity added within its electric service area in 2012.

Advanced energy CEOs and senior executives across America say the nation could spur faster industry growth if U.S. policy was designed to maintain market stability, create a level playing field, support a broad innovation portfolio, limit the duration of incentives, and solve broad problems rather than prescribe narrow solutions, according to a new report released by Advanced Energy Economy (AEE).

For the second year in a row, Target Rock put together a Sustainable Utility Leaders Index (SULI), which is a stock index that helps guide sustainable and socially responsible investment decisions. Twenty-four utilities made the cut out of 150 publicly traded U.S.-based utilities that were scored.

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With the crisis unfolding at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, it is too soon to draw final conclusions. But watching the struggle to bring the site under control, we cannot help but wonder: What exactly is going on, and what lessons might be learned?

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